I paid £20,000 for leg-breaking operation to add four inches to my height

Marius Gros gained around four inches in height after undergoing surgery in Turkey (Picture: Marius Gros/SWNS)

Like a lot of men, Marius Gros had never been happy with his height. Unlike a lot of men, he decided to take quite drastic measures to do something about it.

He took out a bank loan in order to pay for leg-lengthening surgery in Turkey, which involved breaking the bones in his legs and inserting a metal frame to slowly pull them apart as they healed.

The 5’7″ Dublin resident first began researching limb lengthening after seeing someone discuss the procedure on

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